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BPBM 219965Malacology
Pterygia crenulata
Mitridae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
- Collector number
- 853
- Date
- April 1, 1959
- Locality
- Mamala Bay; South Shore
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
Pterygia crenulata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-02-11.

2023-02-11
Hale'iwa Ali'i
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-10-31
Palea Point, Hawaii 96825, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pterygia crenulata. BPBM 219965. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/219965.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026

















